With training camp just days away, the Broncos made a roster move to add depth to their inside linebacker core, signing former Sacramento State linebacker Darnell Sankey. They waived long snapper Nathan Theus in a corresponding move.

Sankey, 6-foot-2, 250 pounds, led the Big Sky Conference and held second in the FCS with 153 tackles last season. He also had nine tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. He joins inside linebackers Zaire Anderson, Corey Nelson, Dekoda Watson, Dwayne Norman and Frank Shannon competing for the final two or three inside linebacker spots.

He’s the third Sacramento State player to join the Broncos roster along with linebacker Todd Davis and tackle Lars Hanson.

Theus’ release leaves Casey Kreiter as the only long snapper on the roster and eliminates at least one camp competition heading into Thursday. Theus was signed by the Broncos as a college free agent in late April.

Cameron Wolfe is a Tennessee Titans reporter for ESPN. He was formerly the Broncos and NFL beat reporter for The Denver Post from 2015-17. He left the Houston Chronicle to join The Post in 2015. Wolfe is a graduate of the University of Houston and Sports Journalism Institute.